Foam-in-place apparatus, and methods of use and manufacture

An apparatus comprising:

• a foam containment unit adapted to contain a foam produced from a combination of at least two foam precursor components;
• a foam precursor storage unit, which includes a first compartment adapted to hold a first foam precursor component, and a second compartment adapted to hold a second foam precursor component until the first foam precursor component and the second foam precursor component are released;
• a foam precursor heating unit, forming a portion of the apparatus, located in contact with and in thermal proximity to the foam precursor storage unit and operable to provide thermal energy for increasing a temperature of one or more of the at least two foam precursor components;
• the first foam precursor component, which includes diisocyanate;
• and
• the second foam precursor component, which includes a polyol.

An apparatus comprising:

• a foam containment unit adapted to contain a foam produced from a combination of at least two foam precursor components;
• a foam precursor storage unit, which includes a first compartment adapted to hold a first foam precursor component, and a second compartment adapted to hold a second foam precursor component until the first foam precursor component and the second foam precursor component are released;
• and
• a foam precursor heating unit, forming a portion of the apparatus, and located in contact with and in thermal proximity to the foam precursor storage unit and operable to provide thermal energy for increasing a temperature of one or more of the at least two foam precursor components, wherein the foam precursor heating unit includes
• a first compartment adapted to contain a first heat-producing component, and
• a phase change trigger mechanism located in proximity to the first compartment, which is adapted to agitate the first heat-producing component in response to a triggering event, and wherein agitation of the first heat-producing component results in an exothermic reaction.

An apparatus comprising:

• a foam containment unit adapted to contain a foam produced from a combination of at least two foam precursor components;
• a foam precursor storage unit, which includes a first compartment adapted to hold a first foam precursor component, and a second compartment adapted to hold a second foam precursor component until the first foam precursor component and the second foam precursor component are released;
• and
• a foam precursor heating unit, forming a portion of the apparatus, and located in contact with and in thermal proximity to the foam precursor storage unit and operable to provide thermal energy for increasing a temperature of one or more of the at least two foam precursor components, wherein the foam precursor heating unit includes
• a first compartment adapted to contain a first heat precursor component,
• a second compartment adapted to contain a second heat precursor component, and
• a mechanism that enables the first heat precursor component and the second heat precursor component to combine in response to a triggering event, and wherein a combination of the first heat precursor component and the second heat precursor component produces an exothermic reaction.

An apparatus comprising:

• a foam containment unit adapted to contain a foam produced from a combination of at least two foam precursor components;
• a foam precursor storage unit, which includes a first compartment adapted to hold a first foam precursor component, and a second compartment adapted to hold a second foam precursor component until the first foam precursor component and the second foam precursor component are released;
• and
• a foam precursor heating unit, forming a portion of the apparatus, located in contact with and in thermal proximity to the foam precursor storage unit and operable to provide thermal energy for increasing a temperature of one or more of the at least two foam precursor components, wherein the foam precursor heating unit includes
• a first compartment adapted to contain a first heat precursor component,
• a second compartment adapted to contain a second heat precursor component,
• a mechanism that enables the first heat precursor component and the second heat precursor component to combine in response to a triggering event, and wherein a combination of the first heat precursor component and the second heat precursor component produces an exothermic reaction,
• the first heat precursor component, which includes a supercooled liquid, and
• the second heat precursor component, which includes a crystallized counterpart of the supercooled liquid.

An apparatus comprising:

• a foam containment unit adapted to contain a foam produced from a combination of at least two foam precursor components;
• a foam precursor storage unit, which includes a first compartment adapted to hold a first foam precursor component, and a second compartment adapted to hold a second foam precursor component until the first foam precursor component and the second foam precursor component are released;
• and
• a foam precursor heating unit, forming a portion of the apparatus, located in contact with and in thermal proximity to the foam precursor storage unit and operable to provide thermal energy for increasing a temperature of one or more of the at least two foam precursor components, wherein the foam precursor heating unit includes
• a first compartment adapted to contain a first heat precursor component,
• a second compartment adapted to contain a second heat precursor component,
• a mechanism that enables the first heat precursor component and the second heat precursor component to combine in response to a triggering event, and wherein a combination of the first heat precursor component and the second heat precursor component produces an exothermic reaction,
• the first heat precursor component, which includes a fuel, and
• the second heat precursor component, which includes an oxidizer.

An apparatus comprising:

• a foam containment unit adapted to contain a foam produced from a combination of at least two foam precursor components;
• a foam precursor storage unit, which includes a first compartment adapted to hold a first foam precursor component, and a second compartment adapted to hold a second foam precursor component until the first foam precursor component and the second foam precursor component are released;
• and
• a foam precursor heating unit, forming a portion of the apparatus, located in contact with and in thermal proximity to the foam precursor storage unit and operable to provide thermal energy for increasing a temperature of one or more of the at least two foam precursor components, wherein the foam precursor heating unit includes a heating element.